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Mamata Banerjee said that before elections BJP did not speak about benifits being given to eligible beneficiaries
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said that about 2.07 lakh applications are pending with the State government
Trinamool Congress chairperson and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offers to take responsibility for the homeless family and their child
The lawyer sought an urgent hearing of Ms. Moitras writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution to protect her fundamental rights against State action; the court said it would look into her plea for early listing
Doctors at Narayana Health have reported two medical breakthroughs: a seven-year-old thalassaemia patient is now transfusion-free after a Haplo-cord transplant, while a 62-year-old brain cancer patient responded to dual-target CAR-T cell therapy
The Defence Minister said foundation was laid for five projects worth nearly 3,500 crore in West Bengal
Local BJP leader Arun Biswal alleged that no permission from the party leadership was taken to organise the feast; he also alleged that local fish and mutton traders were subjected to extortion for the feast.
One of the complaints was lodged over a crowd's entry to the campus at midnight, the attempt to damage the main gate, setting on fire festoons and locking some students inside one of the buildings
West Bengal should rebuild its crumbling, hazardous infrastructure
West Bengal should rebuild its crumbling, hazardous infrastructure
The blaze erupted around 2 a.m.; at least 15 others were rescued from the hotel
You cannot stop the cockroaches in this way. The more they try to prevent us, the more youth will come forward, says co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari said the initial budgetary allocation of 36,000 crore would not be sufficient for the cash transfer scheme given the growing number of beneficiaries
Owing to incessant rain since August 16, many thoroughfares in Kolkata and its adjoining Salt Lake and Howrah got waterlogged.
A note was found claiming he was not involved in corruption and that attempts were being made to malign him; his body has been sent for autopsy
This is the third such death involving engineering students at the institute this year
Nagendra Roy was conferred the award in February this year by the Trinamool Congress government.A leader from Cooch Behar was nominated to the Upper House from West Bengal in July 2023 as a candidate backed by the BJP.
After the BJP came to power in West Bengal, the new government is going an extra mile to build statues and memorial in the name of Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Post-mortem is being conducted; police yet to determine if this was a case of death by suicide or there was any foul play involved
TBM Divya completes the second tunnel on the Khidderpore-Victoria stretch, paving the way for further work on the delayed Purple Line
BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya said that action will be taken against the ones who did it as politics of colour is not part of BJPs agenda.
Nagendra Roy alias Ananta Maharaj, a leader from Cooch Behar and nominated to the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal in July 2023 as a candidate backed by the BJP, made derogatory remarks against Netaji
The left engine of the aircraft was inoperative, due to which a full emergency was declared, the AAI said
During the hearing, the court asked the State whether any FIR has been lodged against Abhishek Banerjee before May 4 and additional solicitor general S.V. Raju confirmed the court that there were no cases before that
Slogans are also raised against the TMC chairperson at Shyambazar, where she participated in the protest; this is the second time the former West Bengal CM has been called a thief at her public events
The new case includes allegations of criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence
Birju Keot, a Trinamool Congress worker, died in police custody on August 8, and his family has alleged that police tortured him to death.
Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya directed the Commissioner of Chandannagar Police Commissionerate to provide him a list of criminal prosecutions, if any, pending against him
Sumit Roy had remained untraced for weeks before appearing at the CID headquarters on August 8 for questioning on an order of the Supreme Court.
The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front, which led extensive protests following the discovery of the post-graduate trainee doctor's body on August 9, 2024, held a clinic for underprivileged people at Chitpur in north Kolkata
While 12 accusedremainin custody, the victims father asks why others named in the universitys internal probe have not faced prosecution
The Muslim MPs Khalilur Rahaman, Yusuf Pathan and Abu Taher Khan said they raised the issue of SIR deletions and restrictions on the use of loudspeakers in mosques with the Home Minister
The Kolkata-based company plans to invest 750 crore in the venture and targets 1,000 crore in revenue over the next five to seven years
The scheme for housing for the rural poor was lying in limbo for the past few years during the previous Trinamool Congress government

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